Kirsten Paull

Australian soprano Kirsten Paull (née Jones) has been performing with the Opera Australia chorus since 2015. She has appeared in numerous productions including Aida, La Gioconda, Otello, La Juive, and multiple seasons of La Bohème and Turandot.

Her principal roles include Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro (Rockdale Opera Company), Nedda in Pagliacci (Sydney Independent Opera), Nella in Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica (Berlin Opera Academy). Kirsten has also performed with Harbour City Opera, appearing as Midnette and the Lover in Il Tabarro, and Una Novizia in Suor Angelica.

While studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, she performed a wide range of roles, including Juno in Orphée aux Enfers, Amine in The Pilgrim from Mecca, Clorinda in La Cenerentola (concert performance), the Fox and the Twin Sister in Les Malheurs d’Orphée, and the soprano soloist in Trouble in Tahiti. She also sang in the chorus for productions such as Il Campanello, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Daisy Bates.

Kirsten holds an Advanced Diploma of Opera and a Bachelor of Music Studies from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, as well as a Diploma of Music Performance from the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music.

She has participated in masterclasses with Yvonne Kenny AM, Helena Dix, Louise Callinan, and Maestro Carlo Montanaro. In 2019, she was a finalist in both the Lockwood NZ Aria competition and the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship. That same year, she was the featured soloist with the South West Sydney Philharmonic and the Fisher’s Ghost Youth Orchestra in their inaugural concert series.